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Google Begins Testing Its Augmented-Reality Glasses — If you venture into a coffee shop in the coming months and see someone with a pair of futuristic glasses that look like a prop from “Star Trek,” don't worry. It's probably just a Google employee testing the company's new augmented-reality glasses.

Google glasses make sense as the “next” mobile device — Smartphones already have Google Goggles, an image recognition search app, but consumers may one day have “Google glasses”. The search company publicly introduced Project Glass on Wednesday, a concept for wearable glasses that integrate directly with Google services.

Google's Page: Apple's Android Pique ‘For Show’ — On April 3, Google (GOOG) co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Larry Page sat down with Bloomberg Businessweek to discuss his first year at the helm of the technology giant, his plans for the future, and the company's relationships with its competitors.

Apple preparing overhaul of its online store — Apple has begun signaling to education shoppers that it plans to relaunch and overhaul its online store in the near future, making it easier to do business. — AppleInsider was alerted on Wednesday to the notice that can be found on the top …

Federal court tosses 2010 Colorado Amazon tax law — A federal court has thrown out a 2010 Colorado law meant to spur online retailers like Amazon to collect state sales tax. — The law had already been temporarily blocked in federal court last year, but U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn's ruling Friday permanently handcuffs it.

Creativity tools: The next wave of iOS apps? — When Snapguide debuted last week it received pretty good reviews in the press. But more importantly, it got a “very warm response,” as founder Daniel Raffel put it, from new users. He's barely been sleeping, staying up to answer a constant stream …

Exclusive: HP Labs Head Prith Banerjee Leaving — Prith Banerjee, a Hewlett-Packard senior vice president — and for five years the head of its research and development organization, HP Labs — is leaving the company effective April 15, according to an internal company memo obtained by AllThingsD.

Neil Young Trademarks New Audio Format — Rocker developing high-def alternative to MP3's — Neil Young performs in Los Angeles. — By — They might sound like great song titles, but “21st Century Record Player,” “Earth Storage” and “Thanks for Listening” aren't new Neil Young tunes.

New high score: How the NYT created its “stupid game” — When Jon Huang was younger he was the type of kid who spent his time making mods for Duke Nukem 3D. So it makes a kind of sense he's now turned The New York Times into its own kind of shoot 'em up. — Huang was the multimedia producer behind …

Airbnb Must Pay Hotel Tax in San Francisco — Airbnb and other online vacation rental brokers must pay San Francisco's 14 percent hotel tax, according to a rule published Tuesday by the city's tax collector in spite of efforts by Mayor Ed Lee to delay its implementation.

Intel revs up ultrabook campaign: A better MacBook? — With Intel's latest silicon due soon, the chipmaker is cranking up the marketing volume for ultrabooks, saying the skinny laptops usher in a “a new era of computing.” — The marketing campaign launched this week is the biggest in about a decade …